Morning Minutes, May 8

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May 8, 2014 at 1:01 AM

Word of the Daylargesse lahr-JES, LAHR-jis noun; generous bestowal of gifts; the gift or gifts, as of money, so bestowed; Obsolete. generosity; liberality. — Dictionary.comWebsite of the DayWorld ChangingWorldChanging.comMade up of journalists, designers and thinkers, World Changing covers the most innovative solutions to today’s problems.Number to Know71: In 1973, a 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ended with the surrender of the militants.This Day in HistoryMay 8, 1886: Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named “Coca-Cola” as a patent medicine.Today’s Featured BirthdayDon Rickles, American comedian and actor, 88Daily Quote“Who picks your clothes - Stevie Wonder?” — Don Rickles